Observations Upon the Windward Coast of Africa eBook

CHAPTER XI.

Conclusion

Appendix.

No. I.

Letter to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Howick,
His Majesty’s late principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, on the Eve of his Lordship introducing
the late Bill into Parliament for the Abolition of
the Slave Trade; shewing at one View the most simple
and ready Mode of gradually and effectually abolishing
the Slave Trade, and eradicating Slavery

No. II.

Letter to the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty, referred to in the foregoing Letter
to Lord Howick

No. III.

Of the Purrah

Of the Termite, Termes, or Bug a
Bug, as it is called by the Natives upon the Windward
Coast of Africa

Of the Camelion

On the Interment of the Dead

On the Amusements, Musical Instruments, &c. of the
Africans

Concluding Observations

Vocabulary of the Languages of the principal Nations
of the Windward Coast of Africa

DirectionstotheBinder.

Mandingo Chief and his Head Man, with other Natives
in their Costume, to face the Title Page.

Sketch of the Windward Coast of Africa to face page
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Palma

The Colony of Sierra Leone and Islands of Banana

Island of Goree

Porto Praya, Island of St. Jago

Island of Fogo, Cape Verd

Island of St. Jago, and Paps of Cape Verd

Bance Island, River Sierra Leone

In illustration of the above Plates, it may be satisfactory
to the Reader to explain that the Turban, in the Frontispiece,
distinguishes the Mandingo Chief; and that
the Cap, which adorns the Head Man, is embroidered
by themselves on scarlet cloth procured from
Europeans in trade, and is executed with great ingenuity.

The narrow stripe of blue cloth suspended behind from
the covering which adorns one of the figures in the
back ground, distinguishes a female in the state of
virginity.

This distinguishing mark of virgin purity is
uniformly removed upon entering into the matrimonial
state, and is called by the Timmauees Tintanjey.

In the Plate of Bance Island, River Sierra Leone,
page 33, is a correct representation of the Pullam
tree, described in page 38, as bearing a species of
silk cotton, or ether down, and is much revered by
the natives, who consider it in many instances as
their Fetish.

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ERRATA.

Page 54, line 8, for gallunas
read galhinas.
62 2, for is derived from the African
gris-gris, read,is the expression from which
the African gris-gris isderived.
64 20, for lugras, read lugars.
92 6, for bungra, read bangra.